First time OOTP18

bosgorilla · 11-13-2017, 10:17 AM

Hi,

I picked up OOTP18 last week, and started my first game with the Indians.
I remember that in OOTP17, I had changed quite some settings based on information I found online. But I cannot remember where it was, or which settings they were...

Are there any settings you recommend that I change from their default?
I remember it had to do with how players are rated, based on percentages of ratings/stats/historical etc.
As well as any other type of settings that should be changed, please let me know!

Thanks!

bigsmooth · 11-13-2017, 10:56 AM

Do a search on Annual Settings Thread - you have will have more than enough to keep you entertained. Some really good recommendations on that topic!

NoOne · 11-13-2017, 12:29 PM

stick with default and change 1 or a few unrelated things at a time.

lots of misinformation in forums. be wary. group think does not equate to "fact"

don't worry about the peanut gallery.. worry about what you like. if you want it similar to mlb, go read about how 'that' works in the mlb from reputable sources and not opinions in forums (including mine when you find them).

i have normal aging and i see guys in 40's in a similar proportion.. yet in forms i see some calling for extremely slow aging values.. .i can only imagine the effect. it's not that it's realistic, it because it matches their perception of how long careers hsould be.

and it's wrong when compared to reality, objectiveley speaking, but not "wrong" to use in a video game.

imo, most things i dink aroudn with i do shift it toward what i want to see, but it almost certainly comes with a repercussion somewhere else that is worse or unfixable

not to say i do not deviate from default here and there... but rarely to a large degree. recent expiriment: low accuracy, low TCR... actually like it but may yet find something screwed up due to that change. i have suggested things in past that i have reverted from doing shortly afteward... i hesitate on givng specifics, since i know it's a possible result.

11-13-2017, 10:17 AM	#1
bosgorilla Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 8	First time OOTP18 Hi, I picked up OOTP18 last week, and started my first game with the Indians. I remember that in OOTP17, I had changed quite some settings based on information I found online. But I cannot remember where it was, or which settings they were... Are there any settings you recommend that I change from their default? I remember it had to do with how players are rated, based on percentages of ratings/stats/historical etc. As well as any other type of settings that should be changed, please let me know! Thanks!

11-13-2017, 12:29 PM	#3
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	stick with default and change 1 or a few unrelated things at a time. lots of misinformation in forums. be wary. group think does not equate to "fact" don't worry about the peanut gallery.. worry about what you like. if you want it similar to mlb, go read about how 'that' works in the mlb from reputable sources and not opinions in forums (including mine when you find them). i have normal aging and i see guys in 40's in a similar proportion.. yet in forms i see some calling for extremely slow aging values.. .i can only imagine the effect. it's not that it's realistic, it because it matches their perception of how long careers hsould be. and it's wrong when compared to reality, objectiveley speaking, but not "wrong" to use in a video game. imo, most things i dink aroudn with i do shift it toward what i want to see, but it almost certainly comes with a repercussion somewhere else that is worse or unfixable not to say i do not deviate from default here and there... but rarely to a large degree. recent expiriment: low accuracy, low TCR... actually like it but may yet find something screwed up due to that change. i have suggested things in past that i have reverted from doing shortly afteward... i hesitate on givng specifics, since i know it's a possible result. Last edited by NoOne; 11-13-2017 at 12:30 PM.

11-13-2017, 10:56 AM	#2
bigsmooth Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 437	Do a search on Annual Settings Thread - you have will have more than enough to keep you entertained. Some really good recommendations on that topic!